The boats of the second Gaza flotilla are expected finally to set sail this weekend from the Greek coast… (thejc) [mappress] Source: thejc, June 30, 2011;
Preparing for the worst of all possible scenarios, hundreds of Sailors from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) were put through a life-like mass casualty drill as the ship transited across the waters of the western Pacific Ocean, June 28. The drill was an all-hands e
Excited family members welcomed home the crew of the Australian Warship HMAS Stuart today as she returned to Sydney after a successful six-month mission in the Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO). The Anzac Class Frigate was also met on the wharf by Defence Minister Stephen Smith, New South Wales
The guided-missile frigate USS McClusky (FFG 41) participated in a joint forces passing exercise (PASSEX) with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) June 26. The exercise involved the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202), guided-missile destroyer USS Samps
HMS York is coming home from the cold of Bermuda after a penultimate pit-stop on her five-month North and South Atlantic deployment. Yes, you read that correctly. It was cooler in the tropical island than the destroyer’s home port. Admittedly it was only half a degree Celsius hotter in Portsmouth (2
China has said a series of recent naval drills are “routine” and unrelated to simmering tensions in the South China Sea involving a range of… (channelnewsasia) [mappress] Source: channelnewsasia, June 30, 2011;
Sailors on the Navy’s newest destroyer are scheduled to arrive with their ship at Naval Base San Diego, July 1. The guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), the 60th Arleigh Burke class destroyer, was built in Pascagoula, Miss. and commissioned during a ceremony at the Alabama Sta
Military personnel from CFB Esquimalt are preparing to head to a Libyan war zone aboard HMCS Vancouver… (bclocalnews) [mappress] Source: bclocalnews, June 30, 2011;
Commander of Iran’s Navy Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari on Wednesday praised the Navy’s high technological capabilities in dispatching and… (farsnews) [mappress] Source: farsnews, June 29, 2011;
EMS Defense & Space, a division of aero connectivity and mobile resource management leader, EMS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELMG), today announced a contract with Lockheed Martin to develop a radio frequency seeker antenna for the U.S. Navy’s Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). The Defense Advance
The United States is no longer the only nation that possess. China has been able to develop its own version of drones with the mission to sc… (pakobserver) [mappress] Source: pakobserver, June 29, 2011;
THE crew of HMS Cornwall will tomorrow mark the ship leaving the Royal Navy by conducting a decommissioning ceremony at Devonport Naval Base… (thisisplymouth) [mappress] Source: thisisplymouth, June 29, 2011;
Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan will discuss cooperation between the naval forces, press service of the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan told APA… (apa) [mappress] Source: apa, June 29, 2011;
The last of three corvettes under construction by BAE Systems for the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) was formally named in a launching ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Base today. Employees and guests, including senior representatives from the RNO and UK Royal Navy, gathered at the naval base to watch Lt Gene
